Monday, January 29, 2018

Album: The Dukes of the StraosphearTitle: 25 O'ClockLabel: VirginCatalog: WOW 1Year: 1985Genre: psychGrading: VG+ cover / VG+ LPSleeve design: Andy Partridge i(aka Sr John Johns)Concept: Andy Partridge (aka Sr John Johns)Cover photo: no applicableGrade: **** starsAndy Patridge and the rest of XTC are responsible for recording the best '60s album ever recorded in the '80s. Add to that, the psychedelic cover art on this six track, mini-LP was equally stunning.

Saturday, January 27, 2018

Album: Holly and the ItaliansTitle: The Right To Be ItalianLabel: Epic / VirginCatalog: BFE 37539Year: 1981Genre: popGrading: VG+ cover / VG+ LPSleeve design: not listedConcept: not listedCover photo: Lynn GoldsmithGrade: **** starsI'm hard pressed to explain my affection for this one - maybe something to do with the album's strange mix of '60s girl group, power-pop and new wave/punk influences? Maybe something do do with the Holly Beth Vincent in a pink prom dress cover ...

Sunday, January 7, 2018

Album: The American BreedTitle: The American BreedLabel: ActaCatalog: A 38002Year: 1967Genre: popGrading: VG+ cover / VG+ LPSleeve design: not listedConcept: not listedCover photo: not listedGrade: * starFifty years after this album was released and you can see how much social outlooks have changed. In this case surrounding a band with fake Indians, seemingly dyed in red, was probably a bad idea in 1967, It's certainly not something you would dare do today,